Documentaries
Chronicle of an adoption
This is the intimate and heartbreaking story of two couples trying to adopt a child. For 4 years we followed Céline and Cédric, Philippe and François on their long road to adoption.
A film that reflects upon the many ways in which we become parents, and questions society on its prejudices and ambiv...
CINEMA OF OUR TIME: Mathieu Amalric
As part of « Cinema of our time », a series of portraits and conversations conducted by André S. Labarthe.
Mathieu Amalric is directing « Barbara », a movie dedicated to the iconic French singer, and staring the incredible Jeanne Balibar. In the company of André S. Labarthe and Quentin Mervel, he ...
DANCE ABOVE THE THREE-THOUSANDERS
The adventures of five young people, between graduation and a somewhat uncertain future, as they cross the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the 129 summits of 3000 metres or more.
By joining the party for two months, we focus on the challenges of the journey, but ...
Everyone’s a Winner
Standing on the highest step of the podium, holding up a trophy, proudly displaying a gold medal... As children, many people dreamed of being champions, and some have never given up hope of becoming the best in their category.
You don't have to be a great athlete to reach the top. There are as ma...
Galileo, the Forger and the Expert: Investigating a Masterpiece of Counterfeiting
In 2005, an Italian, Massimo De Caro, succeeded in deceiving the rare-book world by offering for sale a remarkable copy of "Siderius Nuncius" signed by Galileo himself, dating from 1610 and containing four watercolours of the moon painted by the astronomer. The "Sidereus Nuncius" or "Starry Messenge...
Home-party selling: a booming business
With or without a diploma, young or old, in the city or the countryside, anyone can have their own home-party selling business. This system of direct selling was created in the 1960s in the United States, and in recent years has seen a resurgence in France. For some, it's a way of supplementing thei...
I’m Harold, the hunting dog
This beautiful film takes us into the life of Harold, an English setter and hunting dog. Over the course of a year, he tells us about his hunting trips in the maritime pine forests and his encounters with woodcock. But Harold also turns his gaze on his place of residence, the Cap-Ferret peninsula wi...
La Poste, logistics on an extra large scale
From ultra-modern sorting centres to delivery staff travelling miles every day and state of the art technology that optimises every stage of the process, we take a close look at one of the largest postal service companies in the world!
Adapting to meet new demands, La Poste is investing in cuttin...
Masters of Art : Shaping sound, wood in vibration
They are rare professions of which we know almost nothing. Yet, they nourish French creativity…
Episode dedicated to Judith Kraft and Mathieu Pradels, luthiers (stringed instrument maker).
Judith Kraft is a musician, and it was when she took her bow to be repaired by a luthier in New York that she ...
Masters of Art : Understanding, interpreting, interacting with glass
They are rare professions of which we know almost nothing. Yet, they nourish French creativity…
Episode dedicated to the Jean Marc Schilt and Sébastien Maurer, glass workers.
The son and grandson of glass workers at the Saint-Louis crystal factory, Jean-Marc Schilt has moved up patiently through th...
